Technical Architect

Our client, which is an Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) firm), stands at the forefront of innovation, redefining the landscape of due diligence with a commitment to excellence. Founded with the vision of creating a workplace where employees are celebrated for their skills, diverse experiences, and unique perspectives, our client has emerged as a trusted partner in the diligence process.

Headquartered in London, our client has a dynamic team of 130+ analysts strategically spread across three countries – the United Kingdom, United States, and India. This global presence enables them to harness a diverse range of talents and cultural insights, delivering unparalleled value to their clients.

About the Role:

We are looking for a visionary Platform / Technical Architect to lead the design and evolution of our high-growth, 24x7 mission-critical SaaS platform. The ideal candidate has good hands-on coding expertise, deep architectural insight, and experience driving greenfield development and legacy migrations. You'll play a strategic and technical leadership role in scaling a platform that's growing at 100% YoY, with exposure to AI/ML environments, modern cloud-native practices, and startup dynamics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and design scalable, resilient, and secure SaaS solutions for 24x7 mission-critical applications.
• Lead greenfield product development as well as modernization of legacy systems.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams to align architecture with business goals.
• Guide teams in the adoption of modern tools, frameworks, and technologies across the stack.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while remaining hands-on with code.
• Define and enforce best practices around coding, design patterns, DevOps, and system performance.
• Engage in high-stakes technical discussions with customers and partners, articulating solutions clearly.
• Drive architectural decisions for systems involving AI/ML pipelines, data-intensive operations, and real-time analytics.

Requirements:

• Minimum 8+ years of relevant hands-on development experience across backend, APIs, and architecture (preferably with complex B2B SaaS platforms).
• Proven experience building and scaling mission-critical, high-availability platforms using Python, FastAPI, and AWS.
• Strong experience in both greenfield application development and legacy modernization.
• Exposure to or experience working with AI/ML platforms, models, or data pipelines.
• Background working in startups or fast-scaling tech environments.
• Deep understanding of system design, distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native architectures.
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to lead customer-facing technical meetings and influence stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a product-oriented mindset.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with tools and technologies like Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, or similar.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and performance optimization at scale.
• Contributions to open source or tech communities.

Skills Required
Kafka, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, FastAPI, Aws, Python